Environmental Remediation in Japan March 2018

Environmental Remediationin Japan

March 2018Ministry of the Environment, Japan

1. Background and Policy Framework …2

2. Decontamination in and around Fukushima …5

3. Interim Storage Facility …19

4. Communication to the Public and International Societies …30

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Outline

Kawauchi

かつらおむら

Radioactive Pollution Caused by the Accident atTEPCO’s Fukushima Dai-ichi NPS

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Namie

Futaba

Okuma

Tomioka

Naraha

Aircraft monitoring survey by MEXT/Japan and DOE/US（as of Apr. 29, 2011）

Katsurao

Kawauchi

Iitate

Kawamata Minamisoma

Aircraft monitoring（mSv/Yr）

100－50-10020-5010-20

5-101-5

Hirono

伊達市

Iwaki

Naraha FukushimaDaini NPS

OkumaTomioka

双葉町Futaba

MinamisomaKawamata

Katsurao

Iitate

Namie

FukushimaDaiichi NPS

Kawauchi

Areas where Returning is Difficult （50mSv/y～）

Habitation Restricted Area (20mSv/y～50mSv/y)Preparation Areas for Lift of Evacuation Order （～20mSv/y ）

Evacuation orders were lifted

Diagram of the areas to which evacuation order

were issued(As of April 1, 2017)

1) Special Decontamination Area (*)

(80,000 residents, 1,150 km2)2) Intensive Contamination Survey Area

(6,900,000 residents, 24,000 km2)

Development of the decontamination

implementation plan in the SDA

by the Minister

Designation of SDAby the Minister

Implementation of decontaminationby the national government

Designation of ICSA by the Minister（Areas where air dose rate is 0.23μSv/h or more)※0.23μSv/h is a criterion for designation of ICSA and not a decontamination target

Survey measurement by the mayors

Development of the decontamination implementation plan by the mayors

Implementation of decontamination by the municipalities, etc.

(The national government allocates budgets.)

Decontamination based on the “Act on Special Measures”

Note: The air dose rate 0.23μSv/h corresponds to a cautiously estimated individual exposure dose of 1mSv/y assuming that people spend ① 8 hours outside ② 16 hours in a wooden house with a low shielding rate in a day

* Decontamination at Fukushima Daiichi: Implemented by TEPCO

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Outline

• Technical guidelines for carrying out decontamination

• Developed to complement the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment

• Used as reference when contracting decontamination projectsContents 1. Guidelines on the methods of investigating and measuring

environmental pollution in Intensive Contamination Survey Areas

2. Guidelines pertaining to measures on decontamination3. Guidelines pertaining to the collection and transportation

of the removed soil4. Guidelines pertaining to the storage of removed soil

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Formulation of the Decontamination Guidelines

URL:http://josen.env.go.jp/en/policy_document/pdf/decontamination_guidelines_2nd.pdf

○ Houses, buildingsRemoving deposits from the roof, deck andguttersWiping off roofs and walls, high-pressure washing etc.

○ Gardens and treesMowing, removing fallen leaves, topsoil stripping etc.

○ RoadsRemoving deposits in ditches, high-pressure washing etc.

Techniques Used for Decontamination ①

Decontaminating roofing tiles (by wiping)

Decontaminating paved surfaces(by a collective type high-pressure water cleaner)

Decontaminating gardens (by removing soils etc.)

Photos provided by: Date City

○ Schoolyards, gardens and parks Stripping soils and topsoil etc.

○ FarmlandsReverse tillage, stripping topsoiletc.

○ Forests and woodsRemoving fallen leaves and lower twigs, pruning etc.

Decontaminating a grass plot

Photo provided by: Japanese Society of Turf grass Science

Decontaminating a forest (by removing fallen leaves)

Photo provided by: JAEA

Techniques Used for Decontamination ②Decontaminating a schoolyard

Photo provided by: JAEA

Municipality Evacuation order was lifted on

Tamura city April 1, 2014

Kawauchi villageOctober 1, 2014*1 / June 14, 2016*2*1 Former Preparation Areas for Lift of Evacuation Order*2 Former Habitation Restricted Area

Naraha town September 5, 2015

Katsurao village June 12, 2016

Minamisoma city July 12, 2016

Iitate village March 31, 2017

Kawamata village March 31, 2017

Namie town March 31, 2017

Tomioka town April 1, 2017

Progress in the Special Decontamination Area ①（as of April 1, 2017)

Municipality Completion of decontamination

Tamura city June 2013

Naraha town March 2014

Kawauchi village March 2014

Okuma town March 2014

Katsurao village December 2015

Kawamata town December 2015

Futaba town March 2016

Iitate village December 2016

Tomioka town January 2017

Minamisoma March 2017

Namie March 2017

Completion of the Decontamination in SDA (as of the end of March 2017)

MunicipalityResidential area Farmland Forest Road Evacuation order was lifted

onNumber of implementated houses Implemented area ha Implemented area ha Implemented area ha

Minamisoma 4,500 1,700ha 1,300ha 270ha July 12, 2016

Namie 5,600 1,400ha 390ha 210ha March 31, 2017

Tomioka 6,000 750ha 510ha 170ha April 1, 2017

Iitate 2,000 2,100ha 1,500ha 330ha March 31, 2017

Futaba 97 100ha 6.2ha 8.4ha

Kawamata 360 600ha 510ha 71ha March 31, 2017

Katsurao 460 570ha 660ha 95ha June 12, 2016

Okuma 180 170ha 160ha 31ha

Kawauchi 160 130ha 200ha 38haFormer Preparation Areas for lift of Evacuation Order : October 1, 2014 Former Habitation Restricted Areas: June 14, 2016

Naraha 2,600 830 470ha 170ha September 5, 2015

Tamura 140 140ha 190ha 29ha April 1, 2014

Total Number 22,000 8,500ha 5,800ha 1,400ha

Decontamination works in following municipalities have been completed by the end of March 2017 as the Government target

・”Forest” means that is close to residential area ・MOE continues decontamination works at areas where residents’ consents are newly obtained 9

Progress in the Intensive Contamination Survey Area ①

◇ The progress of decontamination

•In Fukushima Prefecture :(as of March 19, 2018)Residential houses / Public facilities / Roads / Farmland & meadows / Forests in living areas: Completed in all categories

•Outside Fukushima Prefecture :(as of the end of March 2017)

Residential houses / Schools & nurseries/ Parks, sports facilities / Roads / Farmland & meadows/ Forests in living areas: Completed in all categories

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Whole area decontamination was completed on March 19, 2018

Note: Based on the investigation result released by Fukushima Prefecture on February 20, 2018. The number of planning might be revised in future.

Outside Fukushima Pref.(as of the end of March 2017)

Ordered Achievement

Ordering ratio (%) Number of ordering

Number of planning

Achievement ratio (%)

Number of achievement

Number of planning

Residential houses 100 147,656 147,656 100 147,656 147,656

Public facilities 100 1,592 1,592 100 1,592 1,592

Parks / sport facilities 100 3,936 3,936 100 3,936 3,936

Other facilities 100 6,275 6,275 100 6,275 6,275

Roads (km) 100 5,399 5,399 100 5,399 5,399

Farmland / meadows (ha) 100 1,588 1,588 100 1,588 1,588

Forests in living area (ha) 100 300 300 100 300 300

Within Fukushima Pref.(as of the end of February

2018)

Ordered Achievement

Ordering ratio (%) Number of ordering

Number of planning

Achievement ratio (%)

Number of achievement

Number of

planningResidential houses 100 418,583 418,583 100 418,583 418,583Public facilities 100 11,958 11,958 100 11,958 11,958

Roads (km) 100 18,802 18,802 99.9 18,778 18,802

Farmland / meadows (ha) 100 31,060 31,060 99.9 31,059 31,060

Forests in living area (ha) 100 4,552 4,552 100 4,552 4,552

11Note: The number of planning is the total number as of May 12, 2017.

Progress in the Intensive Contamination Survey Area ②

♦Storage in TSS～Transfer～Restore to original form～Return of land and extension of storage period

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Storage in Temporary Storage Sites (TSS)

Return of the landTSS Transfer to ISF Restore to the original form

♦Basic structure of a TSS / Routine management & checkup (A case in the SDA)

Heat radiation (gas venting) pipe

Groundwater monitoring

Bottom sheet (impermeable)Water collection tank

Covering sheet(waterproof with ventilation or impermeable sheet)

A storage container with removed soil

A shielding-effect sandbag with non-removed soil

Routine checkup/ weekly

・Visual check・Air dose rate measurement

Routine checkup / monthly

・Groundwater measurement

If necessary

・Leachate measurement and treatment in water collection tank

Emergency inspection in unusual weather and earthquake

・Visual check・Air dose rate measurement

♦Number of TSS and the volume of removed soil

< Checkup points >

※The number in SDA is as of the end of January 2018 and the number in ICSA is only in Fukushima Prefecture as of the end of September 2017

Number of TSS Number of storage site Volume of removed soil

SDA 241 － 7,310,305 bags

ICSA 843 137,266 5,995,220 ㎥

【Air dose rate at the height of 1m from the ground / Transition according to land category】

The chart shows the air dose rate average in each category (aggregated data of measuring points).Post-decontamination monitoring was implemented after 6 months to a year after the decontamination work. The latest result of post-decontamination monitoring in municipalities were summarized (the first or the second)[Implementation period] ・Monitoring before decontamination Nov.2011 - July 2016

・Monitoring after decontamination Dec. 2011 - Sep. 2016・Post decontamination monitoring Oct. 2014 - Dec. 2016

※Only in areas with the data, excluding Areas where Returning is Difficult

Whole SDA

Effects of Decontamination Work ①

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1.28 1.21

1.56

1.10

0.56 0.51

1.20

0.63 0.37 0.39

0.87

0.43 0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

宅地… 農地… 森林… 道路…

Before decontamination

After decontamination

Post-decontaminationmonitoring

[μSv/h]For example, in residential areas, the air dose rate has decreased 56%.It is confirmed that the effect of whole area decontamination be kept by post-decontamination monitoring

Residential areas Farmland Forests Roads (n=203,420) (n=72,895) (n=39,754) (n=57,948)

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【Air dose rate above 1m from the ground Dose Volume Histogram】（n=374,017）

The frequency distribution chart shows air dose rate of residential area, farmland, forest and road before & after decontamination (summarized data on measuring points)In residential area, implemented measuring at about 10points on each property in order to study average dose rate in an area

Whole SDA

Effects of Decontamination Work ②

010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,00090,000

【Air dose rate (μSv/h)】

Average value before decontamination 1.27μSv/h

Average value after decontamination 0.63μSv/h

Average value of the latest post-decontamination monitoring 0.44μSv/h

50％ Reduction65％ Reduction

Before decontamination

After decontamination

Post-decontamination monitoring

※Summarized the latest survey of post-decontamination monitoring in respective municipality

[Number of monitoring points]

※Only in areas with the data, excluding Areas where Returning is Difficult

Compared air dose rate of 7months after the accident (as of Nov. 5, 2011) with that of 67months after the accident (as of Oct. 15, 2016), 71% decrease was found. This figure showed the decrease was faster than natural decay

Transition of the Air Dose Rate

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After a month from the accident

(April 2011)

After 67 months from the accident

(October 2016)

Distribution map showing transition of the air dose rate within 80km radius

“Result of airborne monitoring in and around Fukushima Prefecture (as of February 13, 2017, NSR)

TEPCODai-ichi NPS

◆The MOE has budgeted approx. JPY 2.9 trillion (= USD 27 billion) up to FY2017 for decontamination.◆16,5mil.㎥ (among which approx. 16mil. ㎥ of the removed soil and wastes were estimated to have

been removed until now *Estimation total number of SDA decontamination (as of January 2018) and ICSA decontamination (as of September 2017)

◆MOE is also working on "Decontamination Project Report“ to leave a record behind of the experiences, knowledge and lessons learned through decontamination works.

Scale of Whole Area Decontamination Project

・Total number of labor: approx. 13,600,000 workers ※as of the end of January 2018

・Budget: approx. JPY 1.5 trillion※MOE's budget until FY2017 (excluding unnecessary cost)

・Volume of the generated soil: approx. 9,000,000㎥From the above volume of soil already transported from TSS*: approx. 1,700,000㎥ (estimation as of the end of January 2018)

Decontamination in SDA

* Volume transported either to the ISF or to Temporary incineration facilities (TIFs)

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・Total number of labor:approx. over 18,000,000 workers※ estimated from interviews with relevant municipalities

・Budget: approx. JPY 1.4 trillion(within Fukushima Pref. : approx. JPY 1.3 trillion,

outside Fukushima Pref. : approx. JPY 5 billion※MOE's budget until FY2017 (excluding unnecessary cost)

・Volume of the generated soil:approx. 7,500,000㎥ (estimation)

(within Fukushima 7,000,000㎥, outside Fukushima 500,000㎥, both are estimation)

From the above volume of soil already transported from TSS*: approx. 1,300,000㎥ (as of the end of January 2017)

Decontamination in ICSA

※Considered 1US$ =JPY107

Decontamination Report

URL: http://josen.env.go.jp/en/policy_document/pdf/decontamination_report1503_full.pdf

Decontamination Report (March 2015, MOEJ)- A compilation of experiences to date on

decontamination for the living environment conducted by the Ministry of the Environment

(Contents)1. The basic features of off-site decontamination

in Japan2. Overview of decontamination procedures3. Management and treatment of removed soil

and waste4. Management of decontamination project5. Effects of decontamination6. Overview, usage and applicable conditions,

and verification of effects of decontamination technologies





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Outline

What is an Interim Storage Facility (ISF)?

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♦It is estimated that generated soil from decontamination will be approx. 16 ~22 mil. m3 after the volume reduction incineration (Ref: approximately 13~18 times as much as the volume of Tokyo Dome (1.24 mil. m3)※In considering the plan for the Interim Storage Facility, storage of products whose volume is difficult to estimate at this moment is also taken into account.

♦In Fukushima Prefecture, large quantities of removed soil and waste have been generated from decontamination activities.

♦Currently, it is difficult to clarify methods of final disposal of such soil and waste.

♦Until final disposal becomes available, it is necessary to establish an Interim Storage Facility (ISF) in order to manage and store soil and waste safely .

The following materials generated in Fukushima Prefecture will be stored in the ISF. 1. Soil and waste (such as fallen leaves and

branches) generated from decontamination activities, which have been stored at the Temporary Storage Sites.

2. Incineration ash with radioactive concentration more than 100,000 Bq/kg.

10mil.

(m3)

10mil.

(m3)

approx.10.06 mil.

m3

approx.

10.35 mil. m3

approx.10,000 m3

approx.1.55 mil. m3

approx.20,000 m3

Soil with less than

8,000Bq/kg

Soil with 8,000~

100,000Bq/kg

Soil with more than

100,000Bq/kg

Incineration Ash from

decontamination waste

Wastes with more than 100,000Bq/kg within countermeasure area

Estimated volume of generated soil, etc. from decontamination work (in case of 22 million ㎥)

運搬

貯蔵

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◆ Soil storage facility started the operation in December 2017 in both Okuma and Futaba

Reception / Separation / Soil Storage Facility

Reception / Separation Facility

Roof

Conveyor belt

Unloading equipment

Container bag opener

Sieving machineContainer bag

residue Sieving machine

Plant

Separated removed soil

Equipment for container bag opener

Equipment for separation

Facility

Soil Storage Facility

Materials to improve the property of soil

Transport

Storage Separated soil

Conveyor belt w/roof Bulldozer

Leachate treatment

Outfall

Seepage control

Retained water, etc.Leachate collection pipe

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Transportation to the ISF

<Actual achievement in FY2017>As of March 17, 2018

♦Stored volume: 513,135 ㎥ (742,251㎥ in total)* Calculated on the assumption that the volume of a large bag is 1 m3

♦Total number of trucks used: 85,071 (123,109 in total)

Facilitation of bags at Stock Yards

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♦In FY2017, approx. 500,000㎥ of removed soil is targeted to be transported

♦In FY2018, approx. 1,800,000㎥ of removed soil will be transported to the ISF

♦Safe and secure transportation will be sequentially conducted managing whole numbers of transport objects, managing traffic of trucks, and implementing environmental monitoring, and etc.

Operation of a truck screening

Whole Areaapprox. 1,600ha Item Whole area Ratio to the

whole area

Registration record detail(2,360pers.)

Landowners with contact

informationapprox. 1,220ha

approx. 76%※Areas with owners’

contact information occupies approx. 96% to the total area

1,880 pers.

Property investigations

acceptedapprox. 1,170ha approx. 73% 1,640 pers.

Property already investigated approx. 1,160ha approx. 73% approx.

1,620 pers.

Contracted approx. 844haapprox. 52.8%

1,380pers.

Town owned -land approx. 165ha approx. 10.3%

National/Municipality land/

Land without addressapprox. 165ha approx. 10.3%

Status of Planned Site for the ISF As of the end of February 2018

National/Municipality

Land etc.approx. 330ha(approx. 21%)

Private Land

approx. 1,270 ha

(approx. 79%)

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< Concept of estimation >♦Area for land acquisition will be estimated flexibly according to explanation phase to the landowners♦To construct facilities, it will need comprehensive area and 2/3 will be assumed to be used for facilitation. The possible volume for installation is to be 10,000㎥/ha and 140,000㎥/5ha for a storage facility, and will be installed from TSS to ISF sequentially♦Approximate period from contract with operators to ISF operation: 3months for TSS, 6months for delivery & separation, 12months for storage, 18months for incineration♦On the premise that infrastructure construction on roads for Okuma and Futaba IC would proceed as planned, the maximum volume of possible transportation is estimated: 2mil. ㎥ /y before the operation of both IC, 4mil. ㎥/y after Okuma IC & before Futaba IC, 6 mil. ㎥/y after the both ICs operation

FY Land Acquisition Volume of Transportation

Volume of soil generated from decontamination

<> is the volume before incineration

2015 March 2015Transportation started

Approx. 22 haApprox. 50,000 ㎥

＜Approx. 10.6 mil. ㎥＞※Actual amount as of the end of Dec. 2015※Total amount of storage and amount already delivered

2016 Approx. 140 – 370 ha Approx. 0.2 mil. ㎥Approx. 16 – 22 mil. ㎥<approx. 18.7 – 28 mil. ㎥>

2017 Approx. 270 -830 ha Approx. 0.5 – 0.7 mil. ㎥

2018Opening between Ryozan

& Soma IC (goal)Facilitation of Okuma IC

completed (goal)

Approx. 400 – 940 ha Approx. 1.4 – 2.5 mil. ㎥

2019 Facilitation of Futaba IC completed (goal) Approx. 520 – 1,040 ha Approx. 3 – 6.5 mil. ㎥

2020 July: Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic will be held Approx. 640 – 1,150 ha

Approx. 5 – 12.5 mil. ㎥(3.5 – 8 mil. ㎥ until

June)

Among following items which are difficult to treat other than in ISF will be installed, but it is not included in above volume of soil generated from decontamination① Approx. 0.7mil. ㎥ of removed soil with radioactive concentration of less than 8,000Bq/kg② Approx. 0.4 mil. ㎥ of waste generated from ISF construction (①&② will possibly be significantly decreased or increased after the incineration)③ Volume of waste in the “Area where people have difficulties in returning for a long time” and in future follow-up decontamination which are both difficult to estimate for the moment

※ This prospect will be reviewed according to the progress of ISF construction, as needed

※Actual amount as of march 25, 2016

※Estimated value based on decontamination implementation plan as of July 2013

Prospect for 5year Ad-hoc Policy on Interim Storage Facility ①

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Approx.300,000 – 500,000㎥

600

200

160180

400

FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 ・・・FY

Approx. 50,000㎥

Approx. 150,000㎥

Prospect for the volume of cumulative transportation (max.)

500（at the end of FY2020）

Prospect for the volume of cumulative transportation（min.）

1250（at the end of FY2020）

Prospect for 5year Ad-hoc Policy on Interim Storage Facility ②

90

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(Tentative name)Okuma IC in

service

(Tentative name)Futaba IC in

service

Transport Volume (ten thousand ㎥

)

MOE conducts R&D to examine how the final disposal to be implemented taking into account the effect of radioactive decay and the potential of volume reduction and recyclingMOE disseminates, for public understanding, the information on recycling less radioactive material and the final disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture

(Review) 8 Steps towards the Final Disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture within 30 years from the Start of the ISF

Start of ISF30 years from the start of ISF

Timeline

STEP1: Comprehension of trends in R&D domestically and internationally

STEP2: Studying the direction of future R&D

STEP3: Furthering R&D

STEP5: Investigation, review and adjustment concerning final disposal sites

STEP4: Studying the direction of the final disposal, taking into account studies of possibilities of volume reduction and recycling

STEP6： Land preparation of final disposal sites

STEP7: Installation of waste to final disposal sites

STEP8: Completion of final disposal

STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

Taking soil and waste out of the facility through volume reduction

and recycling

STEP 5

STEP 6

Development of public understanding of final disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture

STEP 7

STEP 8

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(Review) Technology Development Strategy for Volume Reduction & Recycling of the Removed Soil

Towards the final disposal of the removed soil outside Fukushima Pref., MOE will promote recycling of the soil after volume reduction technology as much as possible, which consequently would lead to reduce the volume of soil for the final disposalAfter clarifying the objectives and priority of technology development and volume reduction & recycling, basic technology development is planned to be completed within 10 years, then move onto a phase of treatment On the premise of securing safety, MOE will try to realize the recycling in the possible field, building public understandings for the safetyBased on technology development and prospect of recycling in the future, MOE would propose some options for structure and necessary dimension of the final disposal

Promotion for recycling

Study on the final disposal

Process managemnetof strategy

Realize the method for the final disposal

Interim target (FY2018) Strategy target (FY2024)

Technology development /

verification

Building the public

understandings

Study on combination of technologiesfor volume reduction

Select a technology / Study on method for the final disposal

Precedence and verification of classification technology development

Study on other technology verification except classification Transition to actual project

Volume forfinal disposal

Volume ofrecycling

Embody where to use recycled materials / Full-scale promotion for recyclingSummarize the basic concept of recycling

/ Implement model demonstration / Study on policy and promotion / Publish a guidance




Volume ofrecycling

Volume ofrecycling

Implementing information dissemination measures (face to face dialog, consensus building activities, etc.) / Establishnecessary systems (cooperation with relevant ministries and human resource development)

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【Basic Concept】The contaminated soil should be used mainly for public projects as the controlled materials (with radioactivity level below 8,000Bq/kg in principle and set according to purpose) after necessary treatment, e.g. removal of debris, classification treatment, and be managed by the public authorities.

【Limited Use】The use will be limited such as basic structure material of banking for coastal levee, seaside protection forest, or embankment materials for roads, which assumed not to be changed the form artificially for a long time period. It will be also used as covering soil for waste disposal site.

【Management by the public authorities 】The criteria should be formulated based on the Act on Special Measures and be managed by MOE and public entities (municipalities, etc.)

To be specific, in order to confine additional exposure dose as below 1mSv/y at the time of construction and below 0.01mSv/y at the time of service, radioactive level of recycled materials should be limited, covering soil should be installed, scatter and leakage should be prevented, ground form change should be observed, and the data should be recorded.

【Procedure of recycling】To realize the recycling of contaminated soil, demonstration and model projects based on concepts above should be implemented keeping the safety against radiation, studying specific verification of management method, and building stakeholders’ understandings .

(Review) Basic Concepts on Safe Use of Contaminated Soil after Recycling (June 2016)

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Recycling demonstration project in Minamisoma City

1. Preliminary treatment / quality control process (April 2017-)

1. Open sandbags and remove large stones and debris

1. Open sandbags and remove large stones and debris

2. Further eliminate smaller debris

2. Further eliminate smaller debris 3. Classify soil by concentration3. Classify soil by concentration 4. Control quality4. Control quality

Open large sandbags and remove large foreign materials

Eliminate small foreign materials through sieves

Measure radiation and classify soil Control quality of soil to be used for embankment (such as water content and grainsizes)

Rotary sieve machine

Measuring conditionOpener Implementation

status

Manage constructionManage construction

Check the radioactive

concentration of leachate

Check the radioactive

concentration of leachate

2. Test embankment process (May 2017-)5. Construct test embankment

/ Monitoring5. Construct test embankment

/ Monitoring

・Construct a test embankment.

・Continue to measure the air doserate and other indicators.

Prepare and keep recordson site

Prepare and keep recordson site

【Recycled soil】【Uncontaminated soil】

Check the air dose rate

Check the air dose rate

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Outline

Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2016The 5th Japan-UK Nuclear Dialogue (@Tokyo)

Nov. 15-16 2016

The 2nd IAEA-MOE Experts Meeting on Environment Remediation of Off-Site areas after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station Accident (@Tokyo)

Nov.24, 2016The 6th meeting of the Japan-France Nuclear Cooperation Committee(@Paris)

Dec. 5, 2016The 4th Meeting of Japan-Ukraine Joint Committee for the cooperation

to advance aftermath response to accidents at nuclear power stations(@Tokyo)

Apr. 17-21, 2017The 3rd IAEA-MOE Experts Meeting on Environment Remediation of Off-Site areas after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station Accident (@Tokyo)

Oct. 26-27, 2017The 6th Annual Japan-UK Nuclear Dialogue (@London)

Nov. 6-10, 2017The 4th IAEA-MOE Experts Meeting on Environment Remediation of Off-Site areas after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station Accident (@Tokyo)

Nov. 21, 2017The 7th Meeting of the Japan-France Nuclear Cooperation Committee (@Tokyo)

Nov. 27, 2017The 5th Meeting of Japan-Ukraine Joint Committee for the cooperation to advance aftermath response to accidents at nuclear power stations (@Kiev)

Cooperation with International Societies

Public CommunicationProvision of basic and comprehensive information■Web http://josen.env.go.jp/en/ ■Call centers in Fukushima and in Tokyo

Exhibition at Tokyo about “Steps for Restoration of Fukushima”

■Providing interactive communications with people and municipalitiesEnvironmental Regeneration Plaza (Information hub run by MOE and Fukushima Pref.)

• Interactive exhibition and workshops • Dispatch of experts to municipalities, communities, schools, etc.

• Distributed at meetings, workshops, city offices, banks, and supermarkets in Fukushima, and also available on the Web

■Providing easy-to-understand information with detailed data on decontamination and radiation

Pamphlets, comic books, and videos

Collaboration with media

• ”Thanks Helmet”, a campaign to motivate the decontamination workers and improve relationships between the residents and the workers

■Providing information that helps people understand remediation and the state of the region after remediation, in collaboration with media in Fukushima• Newspaper ads and TV/radio programs

Development of national public understanding

PR of rice harvested from decontaminated paddy fields

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■Widely disseminate information to the public of remediation and the state of the region after remediation so that they can correctly understand the current status of Fukushima and its products

Current PR Activities by MOEJ Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) released an English booklet in August. English web-site, “Environmental Remediation” was also renewed and two TV shows are now available on MOE’s web site.

Channel Japan/CNBC ASIA: CNBC broadcasted 15-minitues program 4times in a row.Each program showed you the key persons in Fukushima how hard they work to fight against misconceptions and to revitalize Fukushima. Each content is as follows;

#1 The story of Mr. McMichael, who tries to help widely communicate correct information on Fukushima to international communities

#2 The story of two young people who are eager to revitalize their hometown, Fukushima

#3 The story of small factories that tackle on the development of robots for decommission. #4 The story of Dr. Hayano, who teaches what is radiation from academic point of views.

“Fukushima Diaries” by Discovery Channel: In this 30-minitues show, three famous bloggers from overseas visited different destinations in Fukushima Pref. with their own interests. They showed the viewers what is really going on in Fukushimahttp://josen.env.go.jp/en/movie_publication/cooperation_index.html

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A comic style booklet, “Nasubi no Gimon” was released in August 2017, explaining radiation measures for food, etc.

English booklet

TV programs

MOE renewed the web-site, addingmore updated informationhttp://josen.env.go.jp/en/

Renewal of the MOE web-site

Documents

Environmental Remediation in Japan March 2018